Telegram-herald., 1887-07-06
TALKED FOR WATER.
LAST NlaHrs ooONeiL neETAs.
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esat HayEaFi presided. AZ tks 4sieEmen
we're grsssnt.
The La1iss Literary Cub x2s grated
pernizsi0n - 1=posit 0ailiias material a
front u IAeir Zoe on Shsiioa -. besssen
islsnt snd Aiapls-sss- SsEhanisi Ih4ysr
ana othsss representing !. .i0si fsst frentzse
On AlpIns-4ss-s protested against = sever
IA t1al th0fsUShf4se. pl4eei on NE.
Tie Street Railway ConpAns. o. Gran1
Rapids. ASKED fsrI1i ssion q bald ias fol-
ioWiag lines OF street r2slTo4d- lst. A
caals road. commencing a. he intersection
Of cAEal and Lyen-ss thence sssg. Oh
Lyon 10 mon. south GA Uaion u sean-
tAln. thence east on Foantzin 10 It's inter
section eilh Cemetery a.
"a To sxte1d rs dummy line from lis
present telDsiL1s 81 tbe Intersection Of
snefnsan and kzs.-sts.. north On East 10
( kaiGol-sts., thence vest on flit0n 10
Cemetery. thence north on Cemetery 70
kOanf4In-st. is being the purpose &c con
struct aad 0IesaEs said cable llae and said
dummy LIE as continuous Line u street
rslisaY.
Aid. CreQuc said L was cheeky for the
sirsst szi road 10 asa for such psEm'ssson al
Ibis late day. A.1 Ls1niere was opposed
- dOlag anything vito tne Det1ti0n except
placing II on nie. RE charged that tue
Street ksIlsag COmpanv was uryiog by
tbs means 70 drive ogt the other companies
and hal 40 intention OF bs.ilding TIE pro-
posed roads. Ihe petition was. xflez dis-
eusssOn, placed on tie
The street Railway Company. OF firaad
Rapids, asked Giermission TO build the tol-
ios.ns lines.
COmueaeiag on East Leoaar1-st., West
lof "a intersection with Pisinheld ave, and
connecting = III petitioner present ine OF
saii Nay. Themes east on East Leonard ST., 10
\ iPialnneld-age-. thence nOrtbess.eriy or
Plainleld 10 North Coit-ave., thence north
On North CoiE-aye 10 the city limits.
Commencing AZ the intersection Of IOnia
and tultOu-sts.. TO lnteIsect Sl,A the
present line o. IOaia-ss., themes vest on
fulton TO Ellsworth ave. thence south on
EliSSertn-ave-. 10 It's Intersection win
6randviile-ave.. thence souIhwe.terly on
Grsndyi.le-ave,. 70 tiftn-4ve.
The petition Tor tbs nsst named line was
referred 10 the Committee on Ordinances
and The Aldermen OF the Fifth ward, and
the Second petition Was placed on hls.
Accounts 70 the amount OF SIS, IA 04
we're reported correct by the Comptroller
and ordered paid. The City Physician
presented his June report. Cases, -; died.
y, visits, l59.
The following Communication from the
Board OF Public Works vas read.
A temporary deficiency In oar water sup
ply has sgain brought into prominence the
question OF connecting our water system
with the river, TO be used as 4 source OF &d-
diti0nal supply during periods OF shortage
fr0m present sources. which the increasing
demand for water IS likely TO bring upon
us IN the hot dry months OF Summer anu
the extreme cold of Winter.
Altar the last cigiLens vote on the water
problem in the fall of 1856, the committee
OF i, acting upon a request of the Council.
Immediately SET To wofK 70 employ the bsst
obsaiDable expert water engineers TO exam
ine the situation and report upon the best
mstood OF supplying the city with an abun-
dance Of good water. When The commit
tee took this work IN hand it was snppos d
that some practical result might be reached
before now. Delay beyond the control of
the committee has deferred this report.
Three engineers have been here, made their
examinations separately, and within A week
or 10 days after tue receipt the LAST Of
the three reports. which is looked for by ev-
ery mail the result of their work, together
with sUca recommendations rom the cCfn-
m.lice Of IS, based thereon, as fhfy NAV ne
a5le TO oder. can be Laid before your honor
able body and the public. The recent re
cesSity that arose 20 stop all sprinkling for
four dsys, that ire protection might be
maintained, was occasIOled by the wastSge
OF water by consumers and leaky wood
pipe At The lowest stage Of water. the
amount pumped daily was largely Ia ex-
cess Ol q reasonable and legitimate demsnd
bY registered consumers, but this shortage
mas brought out anew the demand for con
nection with the river opposite the pumping
works.
Although no official notice has reached
the Board. 10 has been stated in the press
that majority Of the Council. when con-
vsued IN committee of the whole during
the past week, unanimously adopted resO-
luton requesting the Board 70 make such
connection vith the nger at an expense not
exceeaing 5000. IL has also bsen stated
in tie press mat public meeting was held
IN Powers Opera House on the evening Of
June - when Il resolution Of ike lmpcrt
was adopted.
Last season, when a shortage Of water
wss imminent the Council exprs ssed them
selves IN favor - connecting with the river
a. The pump house. and appointed COM
faittse 10 cCnfer with the Board in relation
20 the same. That committee did confer
With he Board when facts were laid before
them that divided them in opinion as TO
the exrsdiency of making such connection
q, that point. That clmm mittse did nor re-
port. The threatened wafer famine soon
passed. when II was hoped that the then
contemplated pubic vote on the water
problem might open the way for solving
the rs ulty.
Vale the public appear 10 be unwilling
70 vote the Necessary De4ns 20 supply more
and better water and extend the piping
system, many Of them unreasonsbly ce-
sand that the Board shall provide them
The present so1rces Of supply as the Beard
have heretofore frequently stated are not
oniv insufficient IN en3oant but are not
wsat they should De IN quality. and she
quality is hSeiv TO anuuasiy 0ecome more
Objectionable but il = believed that it IS not
at present 81 a character u eHdarEcr tie
hea It % those wn0 may use Il for domestic
purposes. 50 maay unxsrrantsd statements
have been made about the quality OF he
water from toe supply creeks. that many
people really believe thar river wster from
0pFosi,e the pumping house is equally ss
good. snd many insist and demand that
connection be made wish the river 70 make
coed soy deficiency. asserting moss posi-
tivsly that he water is good. DecaGss the
Beard have r0e hur-iedsY ard inCons4der-
a,ely responded 10 there demands. they are
Denounced as being incompetent for the
positions they have been solicited 60 fiLl.
thsy ara charges With wiifuilv with-ho'd-
ing wa;er from the puciic IA spirit
Of spite becsuss the plh.ic
have voted down their recommendation
ard Of having al intention Of
creating such dire necessity for water ss u
force an approval u their ALLEGED schsmes
ani plans. Nothing can ne mora uiaIsst
thsa srlch statements. The Soszd have as
no tine n<ss indifferent to the inPors1ce
81 having AZ al times an ample supply Of
wsfer. Taey flily reslire the rsspcnsls1ltv
Of t3eir position. ard faat their relations 70
the 5anic sre entirsiv ai l1erent fron those
VI, nara No resnnr si nilIfr Ia tie cEit-.t..as